The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
12 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
26, Sha'ban | 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | 711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban |
913, Sha'ban | 1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1620, Sha'ban | 1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban | 2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban |
2327, Sha'ban | 2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban | 2630, Sha'ban | 2731, Sha'ban | 28Jan 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
303, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
4 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 4 December 1964
Friday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 December)
1
5 Dec
1
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 5 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 7 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Dec
5
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 9 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 15 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 15 December 1964
Tuesday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 December)
13•
eve
16 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 16 December 1964
Wednesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 December)
14•
eve
17 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 17 December 1964
Thursday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 December)
15•
eve
18 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 18 December 1964
Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)
15
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 19 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 days
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.